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This study assesses the mobile phone in the diffusion of knowledge for better governance in sub-Saharan Africa for the … quality) and ten governance indicators that are bundled and unbundled. The following are the main findings. First, there is an … unconditional positive effect of mobile phone penetration on good governance. Second, the net effects on political, economic and …
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effects on growth for the most part. The positive effects are evident because the governance indicators compliment financial …
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This research assesses the importance of credit access in modulating governance for gender inclusive education in 42 …
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How do banks remunerate risk managers and what are the implications for risk-taking? Studying 127 German banks during the years 2003 to 2007, we show that risk managers' remuneration is positively aligned with performance-linked pay in front offices (FOs). When bonuses in FOs increase by one...
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, internet penetration and telephone penetration rates while all governance dimensions from the World Bank Governance Indicators … are considered, namely: political governance (consisting of political stability and "voice & accountability"); economic … governance (entailing government effectiveness and regulation quality) and institutional governance (encompassing the rule of law …
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Purpose -This study investigates the role of ICT in modulating the effect of governance on insurance penetration in 42 … include: mobile phone penetration, internet penetration and fixed broadband subscriptions. Six governance channels are also … findings are established. First, mobile phone penetration does not significantly modulate governance channels to positively …
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Purpose - This study investigates the role of financial access in moderating the effect of governance on insurance … insurance indicators are used, notably: life insurance and non-life insurance. Six governance measurements are also used, namely …-life insurance via governance mechanisms of political stability, "voice & accountability", government effectiveness, regulation …
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This study examines how income-driven governance affects inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa with data …. Nine bundled and unbundled concepts of governance are used: political (voice & accountability and political stability …) governances. The main finding is that "middle income"-driven governance has a higher effect on inclusive human development than …
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This study assesses linkages between social media and governance dynamics in 49 African countries for the year 2012 …. The empirical evidence is based on ordinary least squares and quantile regressions. Ten bundled and unbundled governance … dynamics are used, notably: (i) polit ical governance (entailing "voice & accountability" and political stability/no violence …
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An organization’s survival depends largely on its capacity to withstand external “reorganizing” attempts. Little research, if any, has so far been undertaken examining the survival of an entire business sector where its constituents undergo an externally dictated change and as a result it...
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